Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang called for preserving global cooperation amid growing anticipation of renewed tensions between the US and China once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House next year. While AI accelerators made by Huang’s company are the gold standard for companies and governments racing to build emerging technologies, American…
A massive base in the southern part of the South China Sea has made China the country with the fastest response time to emergencies in the region, according to a study by Chinese scientists. “China’s accessibility [to a scene] for search and rescue operations has significantly improved after the incorporation of the Yongshu Reef port,”…
By Wednesday afternoon, an eerie quiet hung over the site of China’s deadliest known act of civilian violence in years. As traffic flowed freely past the now-deserted Zhuhai Sports Center Stadium, a yellow-and-black-clad Meituan courier pulled up on his motorbike. The driver opened his delivery box — usually used to ferry food — and took…
Activists who dispute the severity of climate change enjoyed cachet in Donald Trump’s first administration and salivated over the prospect of his return to the White House. Now that he’s won, they’ve delivered a wish list to his transition team. At the top of their agenda: Terminating federal science advisory boards, reviewing air-quality regulations issued…
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Italian President Sergio Mattarella that China is willing to import more of Italy’s high-quality products and expand their business ties. Italy can also play an active role in enhancing cooperation between China and Europe and in Europe’s participation in tackling global challenges, state-run China Central Television quoted Xi as saying…
Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere these days, from chatbots to Hollywood movies. Tech giants have poured billions of dollars into AI, and “prompt engineering” is a lucrative, in-demand job. Nearly a decade ago, Bill Gates saw it coming: When asked which industry he would focus on if he had to start over from scratch,…
A new type of high-power microwave weapon, which combines electromagnetic waves with ultra-precise timing technology to boost power output to attack a single target, has been developed by Chinese scientists. The weapon system, which has completed experimental trials on its potential military use, consists of multiple microwave-transmitting vehicles deployed to different locations. They then emit…
It is one of the world’s most prestigious universities, training the top engineers and scientists of the future. But a recent move by Switzerland’s ETH Zurich (Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) to restrict admission of students from countries including China has been heavily criticised, with one Chinese scientist who spent years working in the country…
Study setting This is a prospective birth cohort study in Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China, based on the National Key Research and Development Program “Environment and Embryonic Development.” Pregnant women from Xishui County, Meitan County, Zunyi Medical University Hospital, and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University in Zunyi City, China, were surveyed using questionnaires,…
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes as geopolitical tensions escalate on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, Ling Xin looks at the stakes for Chinese-born scientists after government investigations targeted researchers. Experimental economist Yan Chen is not so much hoping for a Harris win as hoping for…